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Law enforcement responds to social media threats
No local violence reported
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Local law enforcement agencies ramped up presence at Bulloch County schools Friday due to a statewide alert regarding unsubstantiated threats. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency sent a memo to public safety leaders across the state after social media rumors went viral, spawned from alleged posts by an off shoot of the South Carolina-based group “Black Lives Matter,” said Bulloch County Public Safety Director Ted Wynn. After receiving several calls from concerned parents, Bulloch County Board of Education representatives contacted Wynn, who in turn reached out to area law enforcement agencies in recommending increased presence at area schools, said Bulloch County BOE spokesperson Hayley Greene.
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